RILEY, James Whitcomb (“Benj. F. Johnson of Boone”) (1849-1916). “The Old Swimmin’-hole,” and ‘Leven More Poems. Indianapolis: George C. Hitt & Co., 1883. FIRST EDITION OF RILEY’S FIRST PUBLISHED WORK, with ANS (“James Whitcomb Riley”).
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RILEY, James Whitcomb (“Benj. F. Johnson of Boone”) (1849-1916). “The Old Swimmin’-hole,” and ‘Leven More Poems, by Benj. F. Johnson, of Boone. Indianapolis: George C. Hitt & Co., 1883.
12mo (161 x 105 mm). Title-page printed in red, a few woodcut illustrations. (Tiny spots on a few pages.) Original publisher’s buff wrappers printed in red (browned, some chipping); morocco slipcase. Provenance: Frances M. Hakerly (signatures, September 1883).
FIRST EDITION OF RILEY’S FIRST PUBLISHED WORK, with horizontal chain lines spaced 1-in. apart. This collection of poems in the Hoosier dialect first appeared in the Indianapolis Journal under his pseudonym. BAL 16525.
[Laid-in:] Autograph note signed (“James Whitcomb Riley”). N.p., November 1895. 1 page (90 x 113 mm). In full: “The Golden Age of NOW. Very truly yours.”
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from the Thomas Sills Trust, Chicago. Illinois
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